Quotes About Individualism

Snobs look down on people, and I look down on everyone. Not in a snooty, classist way - I mean because I'm better than everyone. I don't give a s**t about good manners.

Libertarians recognize the inevitable pluralism of the modern world and for that reason assert that individual liberty is at least part of the common good.

It's in my interest, in ours perhaps, or maybe the interests of the greater good, for me to smoke a joint, and calm down.

I've never had any desire to be good. I don't like goodness particularly.

A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing.

People have a right to my food, a right to my housing, and a right to my good job for my decent pay.

If one rejects laissez faire on account of mans fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action.

Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals.

If the individual has a right to govern himself, all external government is tyranny. Hence the necessity of abolishing the State.

We who live in free market societies believe that growth and prosperity, and ultimately human fulfillment are created from the bottom up, not the government down.

the government can do nothing for you. But you can do everything for yourselves

All I know is that I am not a Marxist.

I've set my own rules to live by. The first one is: 'Never believe ANYthing the government says.'

People are not embracing collectivism because they have accepted bad economics. They are accepting bad economics because they have embraced collectivism.

Whatever the issue, let freedom offer us a hundred choices, instead of having government force one answer on everyone.

The struggle for freedom is ultimately not resistance to autocrats or oligarchs but resistance to the despotism of public opinion.

Government should stay the hell out of people's business.

I've never needed government to hold my hand.

We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment, are created from the bottom up, not the government down.

If governments would only understand that if people are left alone they'll work out their own salvation.

I believe in the America people's ability to govern themselves. If government would just get out of the way and allow them to lead their lives as they choose, they will succeed.

The state was made for man, not man for state.

The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. Authority over him and his art is ridiculous.

Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world - people who will cause trouble if the government doesn't restrain them.